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Goorjian wins record seventh NBL coach award
Sydney’s 24–9 regular-season record earned the coach another Lindsay Gaze Trophy.
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Brian Goorjian received the Lindsay Gaze Trophy as NBL Coach of the Year for a record seventh time. The Sydney Kings coach was honoured at the league’s awards evening after guiding his team to a competition-leading regular-season record of 24–9.
Goorjian’s previous wins came in 1992, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2008 and 2009. His coaching career includes six NBL championships and work with the South East Melbourne Magic, Victoria Titans, Sydney, South Dragons and Illawarra, alongside Australia’s Olympic bronze medal team.
The league also highlighted his record 866 games coached and a winning percentage of 68.5. Sydney entered the postseason as regular-season champion, while the NBL finals programme was scheduled to begin with the March seeding qualifier.
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